President of the Nigeria Referees Association, NRA, Otunba Tade Azeez, has assured all stakeholders involved in the domestic league that premier league referees are mentally, physically and properly equipped to give all the best officiating this season.
Otunba Tade Azeez who said that the referees are guided by the laws of the game in the discharge of their duties called for greater understanding from all for this Sunday’s matches.
In the North Central derby in Jos, new entrant into the international cadre preparing for the FIFA Young Referees Course in Cairo, Egypt, Grema Mohammed of the Borno State council will be at the centre for two other FIFA referees; Usman Abdulmajeed and Efosa Egudia to assist him on the lines in the Lobi vs Plateau game.
A retired woman FIFA referee, Hadiza Musa is the Assessor.
For the Rivers vs Kano Pillars encounter in Porthacourt , a former national officer of the NRA, Alhaji Fatai Yusuf will oversee the performances of the refereeing team led by an Evangelist from the Imo State council, Pastor Ndubuisi Uka. The FIFA referee will be assisted by another colleague in the futsal sector, Davou Dung Musa and Adewebi Cletus.
In Akure, Lamido Ahmed, former Yobe council secretary and a federal ministry staff will have to re-enact his rare refereeing expertise to be in charge of the Sunshine vs Rangers while James Amadin, a top staff of NECO and member of the Edo council handles the Nassarawa vs Enyimba in Lafia.
The appointment!
Jigawa vs Wiki
Amore, Aliyu Assessor
Haruna, KG Referee Aregbesola, OG Assistant Referee 1
Njoku Williams IM Assistant Referee 2
Silvanus AK Fourth Official
Lobi vs Plateau
Hadiza AD
Grema BO
Abdulmajeed OS
Efosa ED
Bashir KN
Dakkada vs Kwara
Bello Mohd BA
Marawan SK
Peter Ogwu BA
Ojo A LG
Ndidi EN
Mfm vs Heartland
Bello SK
Imamu KN
Onunwor A RV
Mimisen BN
Yahaya I KD
Rivers vs Kano Pillars
FA Yusuf OG
Uka Ndubuisi IM
Davou Musa PL
Cletus Adewebi LG
Thomas Nwite AB
Adamawa vs Ifeanyiuba
Ameenu Mohd FCT
Udeh K KW
Bashir Yahaya KN
Femi A EK
Lawrence I ED
Sunshine vs Rangers
Kabiru Baita JG
Lamido A YB
Sunday Toyin KW
Sani Abdukahi KW
Zakaria KG
Akwa Utd vs Warri
Chief Ago Ariyo EK
Segun Omowaye LG
Owolabi E KB
Auwal Usman GM
Isinwa Kelechi IM
Katsina vs Abia Warriors
Korinjo James LG
Victor Arinze DT
Latunde O OS
Lewis Gwantana NS
Nura Ali GM
Nassarwa vs Enyimba
Barwa Kabiru KN
James Amadin ED
Alex Ige OY
Sayfinau Abu KN
Markus B BA